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Moots updates Routt gravel range to be wider, slacker, and more capable
Revered US titanium frame brand, Moots, has announced revisions to its Routt gravel bikes, bringing them up to date with current trends. In many ways, the changes are what you’d expect to see on latest-release gravel bikes in 2020 – more tyre clearance, slacker geometry, and optimisations for current gearing standards. However, the brand has …
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Parlee Chebacco one-year review: Light, fast, and built for all roads
Twenty years ago, the boatbuilder Bob Parlee decided to make a change. Drawing on his experience with composite materials, Parlee started up a bike company in Massachusetts and set to work building custom carbon fibre bicycle frames. By 2002, his creations were being raced in Grand Tours. In the two decades since, Parlee Cycles has …
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Chapter2 AO gravel frameset review: Sporty, comfy and adventure-y
New Zealand-based Chapter2 is a company still in its relative infancy and best known for its performance carbon road bikes, such as the Tere and Rere. The brand’s creator, Michael Pryde, might be a familiar name — he is the son of Neil Pryde, whose name adorned a series of high-performance carbon bikes. Hence the …
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2021 Marin Headlands 2 gravel bike review: Upright meets fun
Marin County, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, is widely considered the birthplace of the modern mountain bike. Here, the likes of Joe Breeze, Charlie Kelly, Gary Fisher and John Frey rode and raced their clunkers down the rocky forest access roads. They broke them, refined them, and eventually created a market …
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New SR Suntour GVX fork revealed: Is suspension for gravel about to explode?
Gravel suspension is having a moment. With the release this week of Cannondale’s Topstone Carbon Lefty, along with existing offerings from Specialized, Fox, MRP and Lauf, there’s a growing range of options for riders who want a bit of cush for their mixed-surface riding. Now, SR Suntour is joining the party with the announcement of …
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